Sorry!! I'm not even following my own quota!! I was out of town for a wedding and I wasn't allowed to bring my laptop!! Blegh. Sorry. I'll be more efficient from now on!!! I also want everybody to pay attention to the sentence right before my author's note about the turning point in the story!!

BPOV

I watched with baited breath while the Denali's absorbed this news. Eleazer looked at me with mild curiosity. The Spanish woman and the redhead looked surprised but excited. The platinum blond looked bored. And the strawberry blonde (who I knew was Tanya from Edward's description) was glaring daggers at me, no doubt because Edward has his arm wrapped around me. Serves her right. Alice told me stories about her trying to get her filthy hands on my Edward. A few moments of silence went by before it started to get awkward. I decided to break the silence. "Well, before a gay baby is born, I'm just going to say Hi." I smiled at all of them, though Tanya's was forced, and listened to Emmet's guffaws of mirth. I turned and looked at him. "Dude, what's your problem?" "Well, you said a gay baby would be born. Why?" Jasper said, translating Emmet's undistinguishable words. "Oh. Well, haven't any of you ever heard the phrase 'every time there's an awkward silence, a gay baby is born'?" I could tell from the looks of mild amusement and confusion on their faces that they hadn't. "Oh, well, never mind then."

"Bella's right," Carlisle started to say. "That silence was getting a little awkward. Let's go to the living room, shall we?" Everybody walked to the sofa's situated around the coffee table, but I flew just so I could show off to Tanya and make her jealous, and also because Carlisle had asked me to do so before the Denali's arrived. Upon catching Tanya making her way nonchalantly toward Edward, I flew a little faster and settled myself on his lap, burrowing my head into his chest. Take that, slut. She glared at me, and I glared back just as menacingly. "Bella, be nice." Edward whispered in my ear. I turned to look at him. "Me not being nice? That's insulting of you to think that I would have the nerve to be mean!" Giggling at the smirk on his face, I kissed him sweetly on the nose before turning my attention back to the Denali's.

"Eleazer, I know you have many questions for us, but I think that you would do well to wait for Bella to tell you her story first so that you don't go making assumptions. Bella, if you would, please tell us your story, including your encounter with Victoria, James, and Laurent." I nodded at Carlisle before taking a deep breath and beginning my tale. "My name is Bella, as you already know, and I am the last living faerie from the kingdom of Versay…"

By the end of my tale I was forcing back traitor tears. It still hurt to think about the destruction of my people and the fact that Victoria and Laurent are still after me. Edward was holding me in his arms in a cage that I was more than happy to stay prisoner in. I heard quiet sobbing and saw Esme and the Spanish woman silently sobbing. I guess she shares Esme's motherly personality. Eleazer looked absolutely intrigued yet upset at my story. I'm hoping that it's out of hate for the Volturi and not the fact that I am still alive. "Well," I started with my voice breaking; "now you know my story. If you wish to go to the Volturi and turn me, I won't stop you. I'm sorry if I put any of you in danger." Hugging Edward, I saw his astonished and furious face at my words. "Bella, the Volturi will find out about you over my dead body. I love you too much to let you go when I've just found you." "Humph." Tanya had taken it upon herself to interrupt our little moment, she was clearly jealous, and say, "Well, I don't really care what happens so can we get this over with and decide her fate?" She sneered at me. That slut actually sneered at me! What I wouldn't give to haul over and smack that smirk of her face.

"Bella?" Eleazer said softly, making me turn to look at him. This was it. This was the moment that would decide whether I lived or died. "Bella, I was with the Volturi for years. I saw the kinds of things they did to vampires, and I even saw what they did once the first discovered faeries. The Volturi had hunted faeries for centuries before they destroyed Versay. Aro wanted to find the city. That is why the Volturi's powers are so advanced. They drank the faerie blood and became even more powerful. Some faeries they killed for sport. I hated to see such innocent lives killed. I personally believe that there is no reason to kill you or hand you over, and if I did, I would be just as bad as the Volturi." With tears filling my eyes, I threw myself at Eleazer, thanking him profusely for allowing me to live unknown to the Volturi. He laughed at me and hugged me back. "You are completely welcome Bella. I thank you. Now, I think it is time for me to introduce you to my family. This," he said taking the Spanish woman's hand, "is my wife Carmen." "It's a pleasure to meet you Carmen." "No, the pleasure is all mine! Ever since Eleazer told me about the faeries I have always wanted to meet one." I smiled at her as Eleazer ushered over Tanya and the two other girls. "Bella, this is Tanya, Irina," the platinum blond, "and Kate," the redhead. "Oh my gosh! Wow your sooo pretty! I can't believe I'm meeting you! Alice and I have to take you shopping! Love the shirt by the way." I looked down at my Death Cab for Cutie tee and smiled. "Kate, I have a feeling that this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." She smiled at me and her white smile blinded me.

"So Bella, what defensive instincts do you have?" Eleazer had been asking me question after question for the past hour. I was sitting comfortably on Edward's lap, enjoying the feeling of not being in danger; well, for the time being at least. "Uh, well. As I already told you, and showed you, I can fly and I can control water, fire, earth, and air. To disguise ourselves we can, I don't really know a better word to use than mold our wings to our bodies so that they look like tattoos. Our blood is clear and odorless so a vampire can't smell it. When a vampire actually drinks our blood, they start to go into a sorta frenzy because our blood is the most potent thing to vampires, or so I've heard." "Amazing! And you said that it gives a vampire even greater powers?" Edward growled next to me. "Edward, I didn't mean it like that. I am merely curious. I never drank a faeries blood and now I know how Aro, Caius, and Marcus became so powerful." "Wait a minute, you said Caius. He doesn't have a power! At least not since I've last seen him," Carlisle said while he and Edward moved to the edge of their seats to hear this new news. "Oh yes, he does have a power now. I visit every once in a while and they demonstrated his talent. It's quite fascinating really. He can fly, if that's what you call it. It's more or less a parlor trick, but in the hands of Caius it can be deadly." "Ya, well I can fly too. So Caius can stick that where the sun don't shine." I hopped off of Edward's lap and went outside to play hide and go seek with Emmet, Jasper, Rosalie, Alice, Irina, and Kate.

"Edward! Where are you silly?" I called as I walked into the house. I had just finished beating the pants off of Emmet and Jasper and they had tackled me. Mud was everywhere and my hair looked like rats were living in it. "Edward!!! Where the H-E- double hockey sticks are you?" I looked everywhere downstairs but couldn't find him. Gosh he's such a freak!! Isn't he supposed to have super vampire hearing and come when called?? Sigh. Wait a darn cotton picking minute. Where's Tanya? She didn't play with us, and I haven't seen her since I went outside. I swear, if she is doing anything that ticks me off, she's gonna get it.

I walk upstairs and hear Edward's piano. That's why he didn't hear me. Whenever he plays he gets so absorbed that he can't hear or see anything else!! I fly the rest of the way up the stairs, down the hall, up another flight of stairs, and to the music room door. I slowly and very quietly open the door to poke my head in. Edward is sitting with his head bent over the piano playing while… Oh no she didn't. That slut of a girl Tanya was sitting on the couch wearing a miniskirt that no doubt showed her but when she stood up and a shirt that can't even be considered a bra. Edward wasn't paying any attention to her but I hear what she said. "Eddie! Why don't you just, like, get off that stupid noisemaker and, like, sit with me!! We haven't seen each other in, like, sooo long and I, like, miss you!! Let's, like, catch up!" When Tanya said 'Eddie' I saw Edward's shoulders hunch up. He can hear her, he's just choosing to ignore her. "Eddie, I think, like- What are you doing here? Shouldn't you, like, be doing something else? Me and Eddie here are trying to, like, catch up on old time." I glared at Tanya with annoyance evident on my face. "First of all, his name is Edward, not 'Eddie'. Second of all, he's my soul mate so back off. Thirdly, the playboy bunnies called. They said to keep the clothes. They said it's way to sluttish for them." Smirking as she stalked out of the room in a huff, I went up to Edward and kissed him behind his ear. "Thank God you're here. I swear, if I wasn't raised to be a gentleman then I would have kicked her out ages ago. Man she's so annoying." "I couldn't agree with you more babe."

"Hey Edward, I-" I froze into a stand still at what I saw in the living room. Edward, looking highly uncomfortable, was being molested by Tanya. "Excuse-moi! What do you think your doing!!" I all but screamed at Tanya for even touching Edward. Didn't she get the picture the other couple times I yelled at her? I mean really!! Doesn't this girl know how to take a hint? "Me and Edward are just catching up! So, like, go back to doing whatever you where-" Tanya stopped when she was dumped on the floor by Edward who came over to wrap his arms around me. "Tanya, I'm flattered that you like me, but I love Bella. She is my one true love." I kissed him chastely and I don't really care that Tanya left the room, stomping the entire way. "I do love you, and I always will," Edward whispered in my ear. "I love you too, and I always will."

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!!!" Incidentally, I was singing this song at the top of my lungs with Alice, Emmet, and Kate. We had just finished playing Mario Kart and I, of course, had won. Now we were pretty much just laying on the couch watching Spongebob. "F is for fire that burns down the whole town. U is for uranium, bombs. N is for no-o survivors. When you-" "Bells! Dang girl. You can sing, but seriously, don't purposely sing bad. Your very good at it." Trust Kate to be the blunt one. "Thank you captain obvious." I threw a pillow at her which caught her full in the face since she her attention was now focused back on the TV. I love Kate, but she is way too easily distracted. She didn't even flinch when I threw the pillow at her. Or maybe it's because she's a granite skinned vampire. Eh, I'm going with the first one.

"Bella!" Edward said at the same time Rosalie and Jasper said, "Emmet" and "Alice!". We turned our heads at the same time and said, "Yes?" We broke out in giggles as we looked at each other. Seeing as I was the first person to break out of our laughter fit, I said, "Ya Edward? What do you want?" "Is it a crime to want to see my beautiful girlfriend?" "Beautiful girlfriend? Edward, you aren't cheating on me, are you? I don't see any beautiful girls here except for Rose, Alice, and Kate." He glared at me in mock anger. "Bella, you are the most beautiful person I've ever seen. Don't ever doubt your beauty." I nodded, but on the inside I was shaking my head. I'll keep doubting my beauty. It's a little hard with Tanya around. I do hate her, it's just that one can't help but have their self-esteem lower when you see her. Rosalie wasn't helping that fact, but I know that she loves Emmet and nobody else. Tanya is single, and I believe that she will do anything in her power to make Edward hers.

(This is a major point in the story!!! YAY!!!)

Ya know, I love being a faerie and all, but it really ticks me off when old ladies tisk me and tell me off for having tattoos. I mean, really? I cant help it!! Gosh. And the thing that gets me is that they wouldn't even have seen my tats if I didn't have to reach up to a top shelf and grab something! And what are old ladies doing staring at me anyway?? I got back from the store to find the house completely devoid of any tangible life. After getting into the house, I dump my groceries on the kitchen floor. I notice a note in Alice's writing so I pick it up to read. It said,

Dear Bella,

We have all gone to a movie. We hope you don't mind. You probably just want to read anyway, but I just didn't want you to flip out because, well, you would do that. Love you and miss you,

Alice

Alice is always on top of everything. Sigh. I go up to the library and grab my book off the table.

I start to read but I soon find my mind wandering. Why hadn't Edward just asked Tanya to leave him alone? I know that he is too much of a gentleman to be rude to her, but there is a way to ask her to leave nicely. What if feelings for Tanya are rising in Edward but he doesn't want to hurt me? I shake my head. Why am I being so stupid!! Edward loves me and wouldn't do anything to hurt me, right? Gosh, I hate Victoria and Laurent!! Their little note has flipped me out and I am so lost an confused right now!!! I try to hide it from Edward and everybody else but their not fully convinced. The look at me like their waiting for me to break down in sobs. I'm about ready to, but I have to stay strong to not scare my family. I'm having so many insecurities and it scares me. I've always been so confident, but I Tanya is beautiful and confident. I'm still not sure why Edward loves me. I'm not pretty. Maybe he only loves me because I'm a rare oddity and he's interested in finding out how I work and function? I don't know. I've always had a little self doubt, even when I first met the Cullen's. What if when Victoria and Laurent decide to attack the Cullen's turn scared and abandon me? I mean, Edward's a hot, sweet, caring, funny guy. Any girl would love to have him. Maybe I'm just a little fling he has. I reach up to rub my eyes and find that my cheeks are glistening wet with tears. I don't know what to think. I love Edward, but I'm still scared that he is having second thoughts about me.

I sigh and go back to reading my book. I read uber fast, so I finish within two hours. Standing up, I decide to get a snack and wander the house. I slip down into the kitchen to find that it's nine o'clock. Wow. I guess everybody went to a double feature or something. I grab a fudgie pop from the freezer and start up the stairs. Upon reaching the third floor where me and Edward's room is located, I hear funny noises coming from our room. My euphoria at having a fudge pop soon turns into anger. Didn't I tell that slut that the next time she touches Edward that she'll have to deal with me? I fly down the hall to my room, taking care not to make any noise for fear of making Tanya stop before I can beat the living daylights out of her. Our door is slightly open so I peek inside. What I see breaks my heart instantly.

On the couch, Edward is sitting with Tanya holding his arms above his head. Her mouth is glued to his, but it doesn't look like Edward is fighting it. His eyes are closed and his eyebrows are furrowed in concentration. Tanya goes to straddle him and Edward's hands begin to come down, but before I see what happens I fly away as fast as my wings can go. With tears streaming down my face I think about what I just saw transpire in front of me. I knew that I never deserved Edward, but I never thought he would cheat on me! By now I'm in the forest flying far away. I always thought that Edward would break up with me gently. I stop until I reach the meadow where I told the Cullen's my story. I break down with sobs racking my body. How could I have been so stupid!!! He never loved me. I was just a fling to him!! Everybody else just pretended to like me to humor me!! Well, their darn good actors.

I stayed where I was for the next couple minutes before I stand up, my mind set. Edward doesn't love me. The Cullen's don't love me. The Denali's don't know me so they can't love me. No other vampire coven is vegetarian so they would kill me instantly. I'm not wanted anywhere. I wasn't worth anything. The only thing that had kept me going since the destroying of my people was the flicker of hope that someone could come to know me and love me. I was wrong. I was alone in this world, in more ways than one. I'm not wanted anywhere. I think it's time I visit some old friends. I use my advanced faerie senses, find the right path, and begin to go toward my fate…

OMG!!! This chapter took forever to write!!! This chapter actually kinda wrote itself!!! Please don't hate me!!! I argued and argued with my finger but they wouldn't stop writing!!! But I will tell you, it's gonna get good!!! I really wanted to show the insecurities that Bella is feeling and show that she is scared and that she isn't the unfeeling, unfrightened girl that she tries to be. Can anyone guess where she's going? And how dare Edward do that!!!!! Well, there's a reason for everything and you guys won't find out why the next chapter, but definitely the chapter after that. I have a reason for why you don't find out why the next chapter. It's going to be so tense!!! REVIEW PEAZE AND CARROTS!!! REVIEW!!!!